WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth men's basketball team lost at home for the first time this season, falling to Quinnipiac, 85-75, on Wednesday evening inside the OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
Five players scored in double figures for the Hawks (5-7, 0-0 CAA), the most in a game this season, but the Bobcats shot 52 percent from the floor, allowing the visitors to walk away with the convincing victory.
 
The Hawks started the game 2-of-9 from the floor and trailed 9-4 after four minutes. Down 11-6, Collins drained the team's first three-pointer of the game before the Bobcats exploded for an 8-2 run to go up 19-11 with 13 minutes to play. Quinnipiac extended the lead to 37-17 after 12 minutes of action.
 
The Hawks rattled off a 9-3 run, capped by a three from Andrew Ball, to get back within 14 with six minutes left in the half. The Bobcats hit their sixth three-pointer of the opening period to take a 49-34 edge at the break, capping off a half where the visitors shot 55 percent from the field.
 
Quinnipiac started the second half 6-of-7 and scored 12 of the first 14 second half points to open up its largest lead of the game, 62-36. A pair of threes from Jason Rivera-Torres ended the run, as he became the first Hawk to reach double figures. Ball scored on a driving layup, giving him 11 points on the evening, igniting the Hawks to connect on seven-straight field goals. The Bobcats stayed hot throughout the Monmouth run, hitting four of five to maintain a 72-52 lead with under 12 minutes to play.
 
The Hawks ended the game on a 12-1 run, but the Bobcats were able to close out an 85-75 triumph, snapping the Hawks' five-game winning streak in the series between the two schools.
 
Notes

• All five Monmouth starters reached double figures for the first time this season.
• Jason Rivera-Torres scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, scoring in double figures for the 10th time in 12 games this season. Rivera-Torres is averaging a team-best 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season.
• Andrew Ball scored 13 points off the bench, reaching double figures for the fourth time this season.
• Jack Collins finished Wednesday's contest with 12 points, four rebounds and six assists. The senior has 16 assists over his last two games.
• Cornelius Robinson III scored at least 10 points for the third straight game, finishing Wednesday's contest with 10.
• Freshman Stefanos Spartalis dished a season-best six assists and scored 13 points, reaching that mark for the fifth time in the last six games. The Greek product also added four rebounds.
• Collins started his 108th career game today, moving into sole possession of eighth place on the program's all-time starts list.
• Collins has hit a three-pointer in 10 straight games, his longest streak since connecting from deep in 14 straight games to finish the 2023-24 season.

 
Up Next
Monmouth will wrap up non-conference play on Sunday when it hosts Lehigh. Tipoff from the OceanFirst Bank Center is set for 1 p.m.